The right opportunity presented itself as we move forward into Christmas – and Jingle Bells are EVERYWHERE – – – I decided to combine some painting with movement and singing!!

What I love about this activity – other than the NO MESS factor – is that it is actually not all the easy to do – in the sense that you need to shake around quite a bit to cover the card with paint – that means exercising at the same time!!

We of course added our Jingle Bells to the mix by singing – eventually just repeating the words Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle Bells over and over again!!

And when the painting was dry – overnight – we turned it into some fantastic Bell Tree Ornaments that we are going to be putting onto the tree this year!

What materials do you need?

Paint – we used acrylic – but any paint will do…

Card Stock

Empty Plastic containers – I used empty tennis ball containers, but any large sized one will do!

Bells, to Jingle with…

Ribbon or String – if you want to turn them into ornaments!

How to make a Jingle Bells Painting…

Cut the cardboard to fit into your plastic container – I made one that just fits and one that wraps around overlapping.

Add your bells to the bottom of the container and add a squirt of paint to the bottom – and to the lid (I used different colors on the top and bottom)

TIP: The little metal bells are light – in weight – and therefore the paint needs to be quite runny as otherwise they stick to the paint…

OK…

This is the GOOD Part!!

Now – for this magic to work, you have to sing…

And Shake…

Sing and Shake!!

You can see by the blurred ‘action’ shots below we were moving!!

Once the painting was done I took it out to dry – secured it flat and waited…

The sides had curled up a little being in the container – but not much!!

I then cut out little bell shapes and added ribbon!

The perfect personalized little decoration – and SO MUCH FUN to make!!